I’m at 23 feet, diving into 17 feet of water. I’m over 400 pounds. Who doesn’t want to see that? I do. I’m always shocked that I can do it. Louie Anderson Read Quote
One time, I came off stage and a guy named Roman Decare, God rest his soul, he was a comic. ‘Louie, if you do that family stuff, and you’re a clean comic on stage, you’ll become famous.’ And, for some reason, a switch clicked, and I started doing the family stuff, and it became a giant part of my life. Louie Anderson Read Quote
I was kind of a Rickles comic to begin with. I was caustic, and I was abusive and mean to the audience. Louie Anderson Read Quote
Everybody wanted to make it. One guy makes it. In a family when one guy makes it… ‘Hey ain’t you going to help us out?’ Louie Anderson Read Quote
I was 10th of 11 kids in an alcoholic, abusive, poor family. We all want things that we can’t have. And I found comedy. Louie Anderson Read Quote
When I say, ‘I can’t stay long, I’m in-between meals,’ that plays differently on the radio than it does in person. So I have to pick material that works because the words are funny, not just because of the images. Louie Anderson Read Quote
You can’t open anything after your 50. You have to wait ’til people stop by the house. ‘Oh my God, I’m glad you’re here.’ Louie Anderson Read Quote